PoasPoas is one of the four active volcanoes
in Costa Rica. Nearly a mile across, the
Poas Volcano crater is the most active crater
in the world. Unfortunately, the crater and
crystal blue sulphur pools were covered in
low cloud during our visit. En route we saw
the vast area covered in black plastic for
the cultivation of the miniture ferns for
export.

In January, 2009 there was an earthquake
which destroyed a village and 200 homes resulting
in 27 deaths. 35 kms of roads were damaged
and the bridge to La Paz Waterfalls collapsed.

Damaged road to Peace Lodge

Fern culivation for export

Our view of the volcano top

What we missed!

We stayed at the Peace Lodge within the La
Paz Waterfall Gardens Nature Park. Whilst
there we walked down to see the waterfalls
and caught the courtesy bus back up to the
hotel. We also enjoyed the many wildlife
exhibits and the frog spotting at night was
an amazing adventure.

Earthquake damage

La Paz Waterfall Gardens Nature parkThis is the only privately owned park to
be nominated by the readers of La Nacion
Newspaper (the largest newspaper in Costa
Rica) to be one of the “Seven Natural
Wonders of Costa Rica”. The Park
has also been featured on the Discovery Channel,
Animal Planet and over twenty International
travel and nature programs.